REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Self-Portrait with Velvet Beret and Furred Mantel

1634
Oil on oak, 58 x 48 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Catalogue number: Bredius 21.

At twenty-eight, when he was well established in Amsterdam, Rembrandt presented himself in rich, romantic attire. In 1634, the year of this portrait, he had married the well-born, yet not wealthy, Saskia van Uylenburch. His expression fuses resignation and expectation.




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